On 30 January 1947, the Wilson Daily Times published a lengthy list of contributors to the fundraising drive of the Mercy Hospital Women’s Auxiliary. The list, reproduced here in five parts, included many of black Wilson’s leading individuals, businesses and institutions.

Wilson Daily Times, 30 January 1947.

• Dr. W.C. Hines — Hines Wm C (c; M Delane) physician 534 E Nash h 601 E Green
• C.L. Darden — Darden Camillus L (c; Norma E) (Darden Memorial Funeral Home), Pres Darden Mutual Burial Assn, h 108 Pender Tel 2942
• Wardrobe Cleaners — Wardrobe Cleaners The (c; Nannie B Barnes) clo clnrs 559 E Nash
• C.A. Foster — probably, Foster Carter W (c; Estelle D) gro 512 N Vick and County Farm Demonstration Agt h 801 E Green
• Daniel Carroll — Carroll Danl (c; Lenora D) billiards h 716 Elvie
• The Cave — Cave The (Robt Vick Geo Cowan) restr 561 E Nash
• Dr. D.C. Yancy — Yancy Darcey C (c; Lelia B; Yancey’s Drug Store) h 913 E Green
• Smith’s Place
• C.E. Artis — Artis Columbus E (c; Ada D; C E Artis Funeral Home; Artis Mut Burial Assn) h 611 E Green
• Dr. G.K. Butterfield — Butterfield Geo K (c; Annie K [sic]) dentist 559 1/2 E Nash h 208 N Vick
• Dr. J.F. Cowan — Cowan Joseph F (c; Annie Mae) physician 557 E Nash Tel 2336, h 1115 E Nash Tel 2564
• Emma’s Beauty Parlor — Emma’s Beauty Shop (c; Emma F Battle) 555 E Nash
• McKeithan’s Place — McKeithan Danl (c; Naomi) notions 551 E Nash h 1206 Queen
• Mr. Jones
• Minnie Batts
• Florence Cannon
• Wheeler Brothers Cleaners — Wheeler’s Cleaners (c; Roosevelt Wheeler) 512 E Nash
• Rosa Lupe — Lupe Rosa R (c) restr 503 Nash h 717 Viola
• Giles Grocery — Gill’s Grocery (John Gill) 915 E Nash
• S.P. Clark — Clark Sidney P (Kattie) emp Hackney Body h 907 Branch
• Everett Blake — Blake Everett (Hadley W) pres Frozen Food Lockers Inc and mgr Penneys h 617 Raleigh rd
• Frederick [Douglass] High School, Elm City, teachers contribution
• Business and Professional Women’s Club

All annotations, some edited for clarity, are entries in Hill’s Wilson City Directory 1947-48.